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| + | ====== Sir William Douglas’ Troop of Horse====== | ||
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| + | <WRAP right> | ||
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| + | |**Active**|1640| | ||
| + | |**Country**|Scotland| | ||
| + | |**Allegiance**|Covenanter| | ||
| + | |**Conflicts**|Second Bishops’ War| | ||
| + | |**Type**|Horse| | ||
| + | |**Colonel**|Sir William Douglas| | ||
| + | |**Area Raised**|Teviotdale| | ||
| + | |**Flag Colour**| | | ||
| + | |**Flag Design**| | | ||
| + | |**Field Armies**| | | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | // Covenanter horse guarding the Borders during the Second Bishops’ War// | ||
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| + | ===== Service History ===== | ||
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| + | ====1640==== | ||
| + | *Raised in Teviotdale | ||
| + | *Guard the Borders against possible English incursion, based at Gerat | ||
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| + | =====Notes===== | ||
| + | A history of the unit is shown in Edward M. Furgol’s //A Regimental History of the Covenanting Armies 1639-1651// Edinburgh, 1990. ISBN 0 85976 194 0 | ||
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| + | =====Coats, Flags & Equipment===== | ||
| + | =====Notable Officers===== | ||
| + | ====Sir William Douglas==== | ||
| + | Sherriff of Teviotdale | ||
| + | =====Strength===== | ||
| + | * 1640: 60 men | ||
| + | =====See Also====== | ||
| + | ===== Links ===== | ||
